Fabulous poem! One of my all time favorites! So nice to find it here again, to be reminded again of how subversive we can be while others are distracted.
Was just listening to a conversation with theoretical physicist Sean Carrol who basically said the first part of Simic's poem. But only Simic could have combined that notion with the title and grandmother and the frigging neighbors — all of which, of course, was foreseeable.
Fabulous poem! One of my all time favorites! So nice to find it here again, to be reminded again of how subversive we can be while others are distracted.
One of my all time favorites too, Emma! I revisit this poem so often. The simplicity is beguiling.
Was just listening to a conversation with theoretical physicist Sean Carrol who basically said the first part of Simic's poem. But only Simic could have combined that notion with the title and grandmother and the frigging neighbors — all of which, of course, was foreseeable.
All religions & science & poets, if they’re really attuned to the universe, know this truth.
More Simic truisms--of whjich there have been hundreds
The poem's first line is a howling untruth.
Thank you for reading, Gary! I agree.